Elad I. Levy MD, MBA, FACS, FAHA,

Professional Memberships:

• Fellow of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (FAHA) (2009)
• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (2008)
• Ex officio member, Executive Council, AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section (2007)
• Congress of Neurological Surgeons (2006)
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons (1999)

Presentations:

• "“Coiling in Conjunction with Pipeline Embolization Device for the Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms" , Israel Neurological Society (2014)
• "“Morbidity and Mortality after treatment of Iintracranial aneurysms with pipeline embolization device: Analyses of an International Multicenter Registry”" Israel Neurological Society Annual Meeting of the Israel Neurosurgical Society, Israeli Neurological Society (2014)
• "“Primary Stentriever vs Combined Stentreiver plus Aspiration Thromectomy Approaches in Vitro Stroke Model Compairison”" Annual Meeting of the Israel Neurosurgical Society,, Israel Neurological Society (2014)
• "“Thrombus Density Predicts Successful Recanalization with Solitaire Stent-Retriever Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke”" Annual Meeting of the Israel Neurological Society, Israel Neurological Society (2014)
• ", Special Comment: Intracranial Stenting for Arteriosclerotic “Stenosis of Intra" 26th Annual JSNET Meeting (2010)
• ": “Selection of the device; closed cell/open cell for stent," Annual JSNET Meeting,, BSJ Session (2010)
• "“Effective use and Appropriate patient Selection of Carotid Wallstent and Filterwire EZ"" 26th Annual JSNET, BSCI Keynote Lecture: Teaching Seminar (2010)
• "”Advanced Endovascular Treatment for Cerebral Aneurysm" Korean-Japanese Friendship Conference (2010)
• "Carotid Revascularization: “Modern management of carotid stenosis" 26th Annual JSNET Meeting, (2010)
• "Prospective Analysis of Outcomes after CT Perfusion-Guided Stroke Intervention" The American Academy of Neurological Surgery 71st Annual Meeting (2009)
• "Revascularization and Mortality Rates following Endovascular Intervention within 3 Hours of Ischemic Stroke Syptom Onset - Comparison Between Mechanical versus Pharmacological Intra-arterial Therapies" Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting (2009)
• "Elective Stenting for Intracranial Stenosis under Conscious Sedation. Oral Presentation" Neurological Society of America Annual Meeting (2009)
• "The Current State of Carotid Stenting" Carmel Hospital, Haifa, Israel (2009)
• "Inhibition of Stretch-Activated Channels Disrupts Nitric Oxide-Mediated Vascular Remodeling" Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (2009)
• "Intra Arterial Stroke Management and Arterial Dissections Inside and Out of the Head: The Essentials" Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Update at Harvard Medical School (2009)
• "Managing Carotid Stent Complications" 18th Annual Peripheral Angioplasty and All That Jazz Conference (2009)
• "Occurrence of In-Stent Stenosis and/or Thrombosis After Enterprise-Assisted Aneurysm Treatment: Midterm Follow-Up of the Interstate Collaboration of Enterprise Stent-coiling (ICES) Multicenter Tegistry" Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (2009)
• "Ischemic Disease – Thrombolysis, Intracranial Stenting" Endovascular Techniques for Residents MERI (2009)
• "The Adjunctive Use of Intra-arterial Eptifibatide as a Revascularization Tool in Acute Cerebrovascular Ischemia" 61st American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting (2009)
• "Advanced Endovascular Strategies for the Management of Complex and Giant Intracranial Aneurysms" Sothern Neurosurgery Society Meeting (2009)
• "Interventional Management of Stroke" Cerebrovascular Update 2009 (2009)
• "The Enterprise Vascular Reconstruction Device for Treatment of Acute Thromboembolic Stroke" International Stroke Conference (2009)
• "Acute Stoke: Transition from Rehabilitation to Intervention" Grand Rounds at Massachusetts General Hospital (2009)
• "Stent-assisted Coiling of Paraclinoid Aneurysms Does Not Increase Risk of Treatment" The American Academy of Neurological Surgery 71st Annual Meeting (2009)
• "The Current Role of Extra-Intracranial Bypass Surgery for Neurovascular Pathologies" Grand Rounds at West Virginia University (2008)
• "Interventional Stroke Treatment Current Concepts and Future Directions" Poriah Hospital (2007)
• "Intracranial Stenosis and Aneurysms" Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, RamBam Healthcare Campus (2007)
• "Current status of CAS in the US" 6th Meeting of Japanese Society for Treatments at Neck in Cerebrovascular Disease (2007)
• "Preliminary Multicenter Experience with the Wingspan Stent for the Treatment of Intracranial Stenosis" Joint International Stroke Conference--AANS-CNS Cerebrovascular Section--ASITN Meeting (2007)
• "Cross-Clamping” Technique for Treatment of Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis with Intraluminal Thrombus" 65th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Neurosurgical Society (2006)
• "In Vivo Hemodynamics Correlated with Vascular Responses Associated with Cerebral Aneurysm Development" 5th World Congress of Biomechanics (2006)
• "Endovascular advances in the treatment of complex aneurysms and Orbit experience" Cerebrovascular Disease Forum, Huashan Hospital (2006)
• "Wingspan Stent HDE Clinical Study 12 Month Follow-up" Semana del Intervencionismo Minimamente Invasivo (2006)
• "When and how to treat vertebral arteries and carotid dissections" Endovascular Therapy International (2006)
• "Intracranial Atheroma Case Discussion, Evidence Based Management of Cerebrovascular Disease, Part II" Joint Program of International Stroke Conference and AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section and ASITN (2006)
• "Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Management Strategies" 1st Conference of Chinese Neurosurgeons (2005)
• "How to Judge Coil Embolization in 2005" 1st Conference of Chinese Neurosurgeons (2005)
• "Orbit Complex Coils for Intracranial Aneurysms: Higher Packing Density Improves Midterm Angiographic Results" 1st Conference of Chinese Neurosurgeons (2005)
• "Hemodynamic Factors Contributing to Aneurysm Formation and Rupture" 6th International Intracranial Stent Meeting 2009:Tidal Wave from Coil to Prosthesis, from Embolization to Reconstruction (2005)
• "Vertebral Artery Intervention and Its Impact on the Posterior Circulation. Syllabus Abstract" Multidisciplinary European Endovascular Therapy (MEET) Congress (2005)
• "Carotid Artery Stenting: Planning the Procedure" Endovascular Therapy International, University of Siena, Italy (2005)
• "Interpretation of the intracranial angiography at baseline and during complications" Endovascular Therapy International, University of Siena, Italy (2005)
• "Sirolimus-eluting Stents in the Canine Cerebral Vasculature: Assessment of Safety Profile and Vessel Response" Joint Meeting of the American Academy of Neurological Surgery, the German Academy of Neurosurgery, and the German Society of Neurosurgery (2004)
• "Incidence and Treatment of In-stent Stenosis after Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting" World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology meeting (2003)
• "Intracerebral Rescue for Thromboembolic Complications Following Carotid Stenting. Multidisciplinary European Endovascular Therapy (MEET)" Mutlidisciplinary Course on Endovascular Therapy of Carotid Artery and Thoracic Aorta (2003)
• "Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting in Patients with Near Occlusion of Carotid Artery" 2nd International Course on Carotid Angioplasty ICCA- II (2002)
• "Carotid Stenting and Thrombolysis in Patients with Acute Carotid Artery Dissection and Ischemic Stroke" 2nd International Course on Carotid Angioplasty ICCA- II (2002)
• ": Histological Response of Cerebral Vessels After Randomized Blinded Implantation of Heparin-Coated and Uncoated Endoluminal Stents" . Brazilian Meeting of Neurosurgery (2002)
• "In Vivo Model of Intracranial Stent Implantation: Histological Response of Cerebral Vessels After Randomized Blinded Implantation of Heparin-Coated and Uncoated Endoluminal Stents" Brazilian Meeting of Neurosurgery (2002)
• "Endovascular treatment of ischemic stroke" Constantino Constantini Cardiology Clinic (teleconference) (2002)
• "Problems and Pitfalls in Carotid Artery Stenting" Fourteenth Annual International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (2002)
• "Endovascular Treatment of Aneurysms: When and Why?" 60th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neurosurgical Society (2001)
• "Radiosurgery for Childhood Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformation" 10th International Meeting of the Leksell Gamma Knife Society (2000)
• "Cervical spine evaluation in obtunded or comatose pediatric trauma patients" International Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons (1999)
• "Outcome analysis of third ventriculostomy" International Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons (1999)

Service Activities:

• Founder and President PUCCS; Founder and President of "Program for Understanding Childhood Concussions & Stroke" (PUCCS). As of 2013 raised 300k for this charity.; President (2010)
• KADIMAH School Board; Board Member (2009)
• Medical and Dental Staff Ad Hoc Committee, Kaleida Health; Member (2009)
• Oral Board Preparatory Course; Teacher (2009)
• Physicians’ Council for Responsible Reform; Consultant (2009)
• Scientific Staff, Buffalo Police Department; Consultant (2009)
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons / Congress of Neurological Surgeons Joint Guidelines Committee; Member (2008)
• Congress of Neurological Surgeons Ad Hoc Committee on Best Practices and Ethical Standards; Member (2008)
• Cerebrovascular Complications Conference, Cerebrovascular Section of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons / Congress of Neurological Surg; Co-Chair (2007–2008)
• Fellowship Committee, Congress of Neurological Surgeons; Chair (2007–2008)
• Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting Scientific Planning Committee; Delegate (2007)
• Grammar School Presentation Series on Brain Injury and Helmet Safety; Presentor (2007)
• OR Committee, Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital; Member (2004)
• Education for underprivileged high school students about opportunities in Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Neuroscience; Presentor (2001–2003)
• Stroke screening and health awareness program, National Stroke Association and George Washington University Medical Center; Volunteer (1993–1997)